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jacobr1yesterday at 5:40 PM1 replyview on HN

Is anything objectively amazing? Seems like an inherently subjective quality to evaluate.


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colinplamondonyesterday at 6:17 PM

Depends on worldview. If you believe in God, amazing has many dimensions for evaluations. What teaches us more about the the world He created, things that create beauty by expressing righteous thoughts for others to experience, or that which strengthens family.

LLMs certainly teach us far more about the nature of thought and language. Like all tools, it can also be used for evil or good, and serves as an amplification for human intent. Greater good, greater evil. The righteousness of each society will determine which prevails in their communities and polities.

If you're a secular materialist, agreed, nothing is objectively amazing.